France
法国
Preservative：Avoid asking about preservatives in France; you’ll probably be met with strange looks. It means ‘condom’ in France.
Preservative：在法国不要询问preservatives（防腐剂）；别人会用奇怪的眼神看你。它在法语里的意思是“避孕套”。
French Letter: Don’t say french letter unlike in other nations of the world, it simply means a condom in France.
French Letter：不像在世界其他国家，在法国不要说french letter（法国的信）这个词，在法语中这个词就是“避孕套”的意思。
Bra: Do you sell luxury underwear? Whilst you and I might initially understand the word to mean a garment that covers the breasts, if you’re in France your French colleagues might think you’re selling arms. Literal
Bra：你是卖奢侈内衣的吗？你我都首先把这个单词理解为“覆盖在胸部的衣服”，但是如果你在法国，那里的同行会以为你在卖武器，字面上是这个意思。
Norway
挪威
Pick: If you’re visiting Norway, don’t use the word ‘pick’. Your Norwegian colleague is unlikely to be impressed – it means ‘dick’ over there.
Pick：如果你去挪威，不要用pick（挑选）这个词，挪威的同事不会对你有好的印象——在挪威它的意思是“男性生殖器”。
Fitter: Does your business specialise in fitness products? Be mindful that in Norway, the word ‘fitter’ refers to a woman’s genitals.
Fitter：你们公司专门经营健身产品？那在挪威你要注意了，fitter（更健康）指的是女人的生殖器。
Turkey
土耳其
Peach: Going to Turkey? Avoid asking for a peach in the supermarket or anywhere else for that matter. It means ‘bastard’ in Turkish.
Peach：要去土耳其？在超市不能索要peach（桃子），在任何其他地方也不能提到这个词，它在土耳其的意思是“私生子”。
Germany
德国
Gift: ‘Never look a gift horse in the mouth’, we’re told; perhaps more so in Germany where the word means ‘poison’.
Gift：我们都被教育“馈赠之物，切莫挑剔”；可能在德国更是这样，在那儿，这个单词的意思是“毒药”。
Latte: In Germany, latte doesn’t mean the frothy, milky concoction you get from your local Starbucks. It means ‘erect penis’ in some German quarters.
Latte：在德国，latte（拿铁）不是指你从当地星巴克买到的泡沫多的、含牛奶的混合物，而是在一些地区指“勃起”。
Korea
韩国
Salsa: Out for a Mexican in Korea? It’s probably best not to ask for salsa: it means ‘diarrhoea’ in Korean.
Salsa：在韩国想追求一个墨西哥人？最好不要请她跳salsa（萨尔萨舞），它在韩语中的意思是“腹泻”。
Sweden
瑞典
Speed: Try not to talk about speed when in the company of others in Sweden. It means ‘fart’.
Speed：在瑞典，和别人在一起时不要讨论speed（速度），它的意思是“放屁”。
Bump: If you’ve had the misfortune of a bump on your car, note that the word ‘bump’ in Swedish means ‘dump’.
Bump：如果你不幸把车撞了，要注意在瑞典bump（碰撞）这个词的意思是“倒垃圾”。
Speed bump: Put the above two words together and you have the phrase 'speed bump’, which in Swedish means fart dump.
Speed bump：把上面两个词连一起，就是speed bump（减速带），在瑞典语中的意思是“放屁倒垃圾”。
Kiss: If you ask your Swedish host or hostess for a kiss, they might very well direct you to the toilets. In Swedish, the word means ‘pee’.
Kiss：如果你向瑞典的男女主人索吻的话，他们很有可能会带你去厕所。在瑞典语中，这个词是“尿”的意思。
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